Chief SIP Estimator

Loenbro is a trusted, long-term construction lifecycle partner to thousands of customers across the U.S. Our market spans all industries, and our service offerings include Critical Electrical, Mechanical & Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication. Our expertise lies in simplifying the complex and establishing long-standing relationships with our partners. We have a national presence but a local approach—every customer benefits from our capabilities and our care.

• →Provide strategic leadership to the estimating team by aligning priorities, staffing, pursuit assignments, and resources with regional and company objectives.
• →Build, retain, train, mentor, and develop a high-performing estimating team; establish clear expectations, accountability, succession plans, and professional development priorities.
• →Assess estimating staffing needs, support recruiting and hiring efforts, and maintain appropriate team capacity as business needs grow.
• →Lead the estimating process, estimate-request workflow, deadlines, deliverables, documentation control, and quality control across project sizes, disciplines, and delivery methods.
• →Establish, maintain, and continuously improve department standards, procedures, work package structures, estimating methods, cost structures, and review requirements.
• →Direct the development of estimates across varying project stages, delivery methods, and levels of scope definition, ensuring each estimate is appropriately structured for the pursuit.
• →Lead or oversee complex, high-value, and integrated multi-discipline pursuits; validate scope alignment, quantity takeoffs, constructability, sequencing, pricing, and cross-scope gaps.
• →Review and approve final estimate and proposal packages for completeness, accuracy, compliance, pricing integrity, execution alignment, and defensible treatment of assumptions, exclusions, risks, and opportunities.
• →Lead risk assessment, contingency development, constructability review, cost optimization, and value engineering; evaluate alternatives and provide guidance on recommended solutions.
• →Oversee subcontractor and vendor strategy, bid solicitation, quote coverage, bid leveling, scope comparison, commercial evaluation, and market-pricing awareness.
• →Partner with Operations to develop direct job expense, labor productivity, execution assumptions, procurement strategy, and estimate turnover requirements that support successful project delivery.
• →Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, Business Development, Procurement, and Operations to align scope, engineering input, cost data, negotiations, and pursuit strategy.
• →Own department reporting, analytics, and performance metrics, including hit ratio, client feedback, bid volume, estimating capacity, estimate accuracy, and process compliance; use results to drive improvement.
• →Champion historical-cost analysis, benchmarking, trend logs, productivity data, market intelligence, cost databases, and estimate-performance reviews to improve accuracy and competitiveness.
• →Develop and advance estimating software, tools, reporting systems, data governance, and technology initiatives to improve consistency, scalability, and decision quality.
• →Promote a culture of integrity, urgency, disciplined execution, collaboration, continuous improvement, and excellence consistent with Loenbro LEAD values.

· 10+ years of estimating experience in industrial construction, with strong experience in scaffolding, insulation, and painting scopes.

· 5+ years of experience leading estimators, managing pursuit assignments, and overseeing estimating workflow, quality, and team performance.

· Demonstrated expert proficiency in quantity takeoff and scope development, cost estimating and pricing, conceptual estimating, bid and proposal management, risk analysis, QA/QC, and estimating process management.

· Proven ability to lead complex and multi-discipline estimates and proposals involving scaffolding, insulation, and painting with minimal oversight, sound judgment, and accountability for department-level outcomes.

· Strong knowledge of labor productivity, material and equipment pricing, subcontractor and vendor cost analysis, indirect costs, contingency, and escalation requirements specific to industrial scaffolding, insulation, and painting work.

· Demonstrated ability to establish estimating standards and methodology, allocate resources, manage workflow, develop employees, and lead continuous-improvement initiatives.

· Advanced analytical capability using historical costs, benchmark data, trend logs, ratios, metrics, market trends, and estimate performance results.

· Proficiency with industry-standard estimating, takeoff, scheduling, reporting, and ERP systems; advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

· Excellent written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to interact effectively with clients, designers, Operations, Business Development, leadership, subcontractors, and vendors.

· Ability to manage competing priorities and demanding deadlines.

· Willingness to travel periodically to offices, client locations, and job sites.

· Valid driver’s license and insurability when driving is required.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
• Relevant estimating, cost, project-delivery, leadership, safety, or technical certifications and training that complement demonstrated role proficiency.
• Experience with estimating software, systems, and data-management tools, including Accubid, HeavyBid, Salesforce, PlanSwift, and Bluebeam.

• Potential exposure to extreme cold and hot temperatures
• Exposure to manufacturing, pipeline, and refining environment
• Exposure to noise above 85 decibels and intense odors
• Exposure to areas with limited visibility

• Climbing up and down stairs and ladders to both get in and out of trenches and up to elevated platforms, including scaffolding at significant heights
• Lifting necessary equipment and materials 1–50 pounds, 50% of the time on a monthly basis for required tasks
• Potential or periodic requirements may include the following:
  • Walking on uneven terrain, with an average of 2 miles per day
  • Standing
  • Sitting, stooping, crawling, and kneeling
  • Use of respirator if position requires
  • Driving if required to travel
• If driving is required, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurability are required. All drivers are subject to a DMV background records search.

This job will remain open until filled.